Cattle drinking cup or the like



.Jan. 24, 1933. c. J. o. BERGSTRGM CATTLE DRINKING CUP OR THE LIKE Filed Aug. 50, 1950 Patented Jan. 24, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CARL JGHAN oscnR Bnaes'rnora], "or nusxvnnim, swrronn CATTLE DRINKING CUP OR THE LIKE Application filed August 30, 1930, Serial No. 478,9(28, and in Sweden September 2, 1929.

he present invention has for its object a mounting arrangement for drinking cups or H cups on the'same level so that said cups may easily be supplied with water from a common container communicating with the cups through a feeding, pipe. Said container is then usually provided with a float device of known construction which automatically maintains the water level in the container and thus also in all the drinking cups connected thereto at a suitable predetermined height.

It is previously known to dispose the cups in such manner that the r bear a ainst the feeding pipe and communicate with said pipe through feeding holes passing through the pipe wall and the cup wall in the contact surface between the pipe and the cup. Said known arrangement shows, however, the inconvenience that it will either be comparatively complicated and unsteady or afford an unsatisfactory sea-ling against the feeding pipe. 7

The present invention has for its object to eliminate said inconvenience and to bring about a mounting arrangement whereby one or more drinking cups in a short time may be disposed by any unskilled worker at any desired place along the feeding pipe while using very simple tools, a very firm and sealing contact being then established.

The invention consists substantially therein that the portion of the cup surface, which bears against the pipe, partially surrounds said pipe. e

' The invention will now be more closely described with reference to the accompanying drawing on which Figures 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a mounting arrangement, whereas Figures 3 and 4 show another embodiment, Figure 5 shows the cup in top view in order to illustrate the disposition of the feeding holes. Figure 6 shows a third embodiment. Y V

I Onthe drawing a drinking cuplof cast facing the pipe is then, upon tightening the bolt, pressing thepipe 2 to bearagainst the iadjustedto therangle of thewedge.

iron or the like is provided with a recess into one or more holes 4 are disposed, preferably when casting the cup, which holes communicats with the hole or holes5 disposed in the pipe If only one hole 4 is provided, it is preferably given a rectangular shape.v The interior of the cup thus communicates directly with the pipe 2 and, by way of ex ample, also with a floatcontrolled container 6 not shown on the drawing. To prevent leakage in the connectionbetween the cup and the pipe a rubber packing or the like 6 is preferably fnserted according to Figures 1 and 3.

The cup is below provided with a project- 7 ing portion or a flange 7 opposite the surface 3. The distance between the upper edge of the flange and the opposing edge 9 of the cup should thenbe somewhat greater than the diameter of the usedfeeding ipe so that said .75 pipe may be easilyused, 8n the flange a squeezing or locking device 10 or 11 respectively is disposed which has for its object to hold the cup in the desiredposition along the P P According to Figures 1 and 2 the locking arrangement consists of a bolt 10 tapped into the flange 7 the bolt head being easily accessible from the outside. The innerbolt, end

surface 3 orthe packing 6 respectively. Itis then preferred to absorb thebolt pressureby an intermediate plate of suitable form.

According to Figures 3 and lthe locking 9.

arrangement comprises a wedge 11 inserted between the flange and the pipe 2 and easily accessible laterally both when the wedge has to-beforced into position and when it has to be removed. It is suitable to absorb the wedge vpressure-by an intermediate plate 13 whidh is formed ontop in conformity with thepipe and which below has an engagement surface To further assure the holding of the v in position'a number of holes 14 are disposed pressing through the intermedium of a suit in the upper part of the cup, preferably above ably shaped; plate against said pipe.

the highest allowable water level.

a I In mounting the cups in' a farm yard or claim 1, in which the opening into the cup is the like, the following simple procedure may provided withair-trapping means which serve 4. A cattle drinking cup as described in be followed. First of all, a single feeding to prevent back-flow.

pipe is mounted on a suitable levelthroughout all the stalls, whereupon some holes are drilled in alignment on the upper side of the ipe' where a cup is to bedisposed, thenusing I y Way of example an ordinary drill having a diameter of for instance six millimeters. Thereupon the cup together with its packmg In testimony whereof afiix my signature. ARI.. JOI'IAN OSCAR BBRGSTROII.

brought to firm engagement respectively and the mounting is ready. If desired, some screws are disposed in the'holes 14.- The holes 5 may, of course,'als0 be disposed after 7 the ouphas beense'cured onto the pipe.

It is then to be observed that the same 0011- struction of the cup may be used according to V the embodiment shown on Figures 1 and 2 as well as that shown on Figures 3 and l. The

difierence resides solely in the locking device proper.

InFigure 6 there is shown a cup l mounted pipe. This embodiment is differentiated from the previously describedembodiments by that an airtrap '16 is disposed between the inlet apertures 4 and the interior of the cup 1. Said trap is formed by a partition disposed according to the drawing.

The invention: is of coursexnot limited to "drinking-cups butmay of coursebeapplied everywhere, where an easy and handy mountpipe. It is also conceivable 'that'similar'arin the same manner as before on the feeding I ing of water cups is desired'along a feeding ing pipe should extend in other directions than the horizontal direction.

1 Acattle drinking cup comprising acupd shaped member at least partially surround-- said cup-shaped member having one relatively. largeopening directed downwardly and registering with all thevsaid small openings I in the upper side of the pipe. I

2. cattle 'drinking cup as described in fl 1 7;-

claim 1, characterized 'having'a squeezing I and -;loeking {devieedisposed on a projection q I j from said cup substantially opposite the feed said pipe against said cup to prevent both .rotaryand' axial displacement.-

ingholes in'thepipe,rand operatingto hold i .7 the feeding pipe by abolt tapped intoaflange i I projecting from said ucup substantially oppo; i I site the-feeding holes in said pipe said bolt 

